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A decade ago, I wrote a series of entries ranking my favorite albums from 1985 to 2004. My collection has expanded greatly since then, particularly in the last five years. So I wanted to see what has changed in 10 years.
I had discovered so much music in 1987 that at the time, I thought 1988 was a dud by comparison. Over the years, I’ve discovered that is not the case. The Favorite 10 doesn’t change from the original list, but look at that expanded list.
- In Tua Nua, The Long Acre
- Midnight Oil, Diesel and Dust
- Kronos Quartet, Winter Was Hard
- The Sugarcubes, Life’s Too Good
- Enya, Watermark
- Tracy Chapman, Tracy Chapman
- Living Colour, Vivid
- Duran Duran, Big Thing
- Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation
- The Dead Milkmen, Beelzebubba
Other favorites from the year:
- Stephen Sondheim, Into the Woods
- John Adams, Nixon in China
- Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Savvy Show Stoppers
- Camper Van Beethoven, Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
- Sarah McLachlan, Touch
- Erasure, The Innocents
- Sade, Stronger Than Pride
- The Pogues, If I Should Fall from Grace with God
- The Waterboys, Fisherman’s Blues
- The Godfathers, Birth, School, Work, Death
- Camouflage, Voices & Images
- Ambitious Lovers, Greed
- Iron Path, Iron Path
- Toni Childs, Union
- R.E.M., Green
- Throwing Muses, House Tornado
- Pixies, Surfer Rosa
- N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton
- Information Society, Information Society
- Ofra Haza, Shaday
- The Smiths, Rank
- Lucinda Williams, Lucinda Williams
I guess I really limited the expanded list 10 years ago so I wouldn’t have to do so much writing. The Pogues, the Waterboys, the Godfathers, Ambitious Lovers, Ofra Haza, the Smiths and Lucinda Williams would not have appeared on that list — I’ve discovered those albums only in the last 6 years.
Tags: ambitious lovers, camouflage, camper van beethoven, duran duran, enya, erasure, favorite edition, in tua nua, information society, iron path, john adams, kronos quartet, living colour, lucinda williams, midnight oil, n.w.a., ofra haza, pixies, r.e.m., rewind, sade, sarah mclachlan, shadowy men on a shadowy planet, sonic youth, stephen sondheim, the dead milkmen, the godfathers, the pogues, the smiths, the sugarcubes, the waterboys, throwing muses, toni childs, tracy chapman
![[Uncle Tupelo - No Depression]](http://musicwhore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/UncleTupeloNoDepression32798_f-300x297.jpg)
A decade ago, I wrote a series of entries ranking my favorite albums from 1985 to 2004. My collection has expanded greatly since then, particularly in the last five years. So I wanted to see what has changed in 10 years.
1990 has always felt more like 1989 v.2.0 than 1990 v.1.0. It was clearly the start of a pivot that wouldn’t really end till 1992, but the ’80s held its grip on that first year of the decade (if you’re using a 0-based system.)
- Kronos Quartet, Black Angels
- Robin Holcomb, Robin Holcomb
- John Zorn / Naked City, Naked City
- Midnight Oil, Blue Sky Mining
- Sonic Youth, Goo
- The Waitresses, Best of the Waitresses
- Geinoh Yamashirogumi, Akira Original Soundtrack
- Madonna, I’m Breathless
- The Sundays, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
- Living Colour, Time’s Up
Other favorites from the year:
- Duran Duran, Liberty
- Depeche Mode, Violator
- Deee-Lite, World Clique
- Enigma, MCMXC a.D.
- Meredith Monk, Book of Days
- Joan Tower, Silver Ladders / Island Prelude / Music for Cello and Orchestra / Sequoia
- Uncle Tupelo, No Depression
- Jane’s Addiction, Ritual de lo Habitual
- Fugazi, Repeater
- Information Society, Hack
- Björk, Gling-Gló
- Wendy and Lisa, Eroica
- Lisa Stansfield, Affection
- Sinéad O’Connor, I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got
1990-me would have protested the inclusion of Uncle Tupelo on this list. 1995-me would have had to slap some sense into him.
1990-me would have also questioned the addition of Lisa Stansfield, and 2008-me would have had to confront him about how he secretly loved “All Around the World.”
1990-me would have also wondered why 2008-me didn’t include Jane’s Addiction the first time around. 2008-me would have shrugged.
I would like to think 2008-me relished introducing 1990-me to Fugazi. 1990-me would not have been prepared for them, however.
All of us are still wondering how I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got manages to stay on the list.
Tags: bjork, deee-lite, depeche mode, duran duran, enigma, favorite edition, fugazi, geinoh yamashirogumi, information society, jane's addiction, joan tower, john zorn, kronos quartet, lisa stansfield, living colour, madonna, meredith monk, midnight oil, naked city, rewind, robin holcomb, sinead o'connor, sonic youth, the sundays, the waitresses, uncle tupelo, wendy and lisa
![[Patti Smith - Horses]](http://musicwhore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/PattiSmithHorses1975178355_f-300x300.jpg)
I catalog my music purchases on Collectorz and Discogs, but they don’t give me a sense of change over time. So I’m noting them here weekly as well.
Catalog
CDs
- Bruce Springsteen, Nebraska
- Bruce Springsteen Tunnel of Love
- Elvis Costello, My Aim Is True
- Information Society, Hack
- Joy Division, Substance
- Nine Inch Nails, The Fragile
- Patti Smith, Horses
- Tool, Lateralus
- Throwing Muses, House Tornado / The Fat Skier
- Throwing Muses, In a Doghouse
- Wilco, Being There
Vinyl
Blu Ray
- Shiina Ringo, Baisho Ecstacy
Tags: ambitious lovers, bruce springsteen, elvis costello, information society, joy division, nine inch nails, patti smith, purchase log, shiina ringo, throwing muses, tool, wilco